King Palace Chinese BBQ

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This bustling mainstay on North Miami Beach's Chinatown strip is a place to try unusual dishes like jellyfish spiked with chile oil, sea cucumber and yellow chive; duck tongue with spicy sauce and salt and pepper dried squid. The fluorescent-lit eatery channels the grand restaurants of Guangzhou with its four gurgling tanks filled with fish and seafood diners can choose for dinner. The grouper steak in a Cantonese-style hot pot is remarkably tender, doused with not-too-garlicky brown sauce in a sizzling clay pot. A tea-smoked half duck is served bone-in with a light vinegar dressing that deftly cuts the richness of the meat. Snappy chive spears and other vegetables are lightly sauteed and served with clear sauces with the right ginger and garlic bite. Prices are moderate ($7-$20), attracting Asian families for Sunday night feasts of lobster, barbecued duck and stir-fried greens.